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Laura Arbour

ResearcherDepartment of Medical GeneticsUniversity of British Columbia

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Laura Arbour

Researcher

Department of Medical Genetics

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
39 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (10 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Long Qt Syndrome Aboriginal Health Indigenous Health Data Sharing Data Sovereignty Ethics Genomics Indigenous

Latest papers

Epinephrine Challenge Long-Term Evaluation of Test Performance for the Evaluation of Unexplained Cardiac Arrest and Familial Sudden Death
JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology · 2026
Scope and Outcome of Early Repolarization Syndrome in Unexplained Cardiac Arrest: Insights From the National HiRO Registry
Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology · 2026
Forced resilience: Indigenous perspectives on systemic barriers and humanizing genomic medicine in British Columbia, Canada.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2026

All 97 publications

Latest funding

Precision Diagnosis and Management of Cardiogenetics: The Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO)
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,095,100
Team British Columbia [I-HeLTI NUU-CHAH-NULTH TRIBAL COUNCIL], of Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (I-HeLTI)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$408,333
Multimodality event prediction in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,526,175

All 23 grants and awards

97 publications.

Epinephrine Challenge Long-Term Evaluation of Test Performance for the Evaluation of Unexplained Cardiac Arrest and Familial Sudden Death

Moore BM, Steinberg C, Tadros R, Cadrin-Tourigny J, Chan D, Davies B, Laksman ZWM, Roberts JD, Sanatani S, MacIntyre C

JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2026.03.033

Scope and Outcome of Early Repolarization Syndrome in Unexplained Cardiac Arrest: Insights From the National HiRO Registry

Jassal B, Moore BM, Davies B, Tadros R, Cadrin-Tourigny J, Steinberg C, Hansom S, Roberts JD, Angaran P, Green MS

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology2026

DOI: 10.1161/circep.125.014433

Forced resilience: Indigenous perspectives on systemic barriers and humanizing genomic medicine in British Columbia, Canada.

Ehman M, Montour L, Pollard S, Weymann D, Kirk D, Brown K, Epp S, Wadsworth D, Garrison NA, Laberge AM, Caron NR, Arbour L, Regier DA

Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2026.102555 PMID: 41891363

Pace and Ablate or Pace Then Ablate: Defining the Risk of Concomitant AV Node Ablation and Pacemaker Implantation Using a Probability Based Approach.

Preston AJ, Blackman J, Krahn AD, Francis DP, Bennett MT, Howard JP, Rebello LJ, van Zyl M, Thibert MJ, Arbour L, Sikkel MB

Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology2026

DOI: 10.1161/circep.125.014790 PMID: 42065126

KCNH2 Duplication Variant (c.2164_2181dup) Associated With Sudden Cardiac Death in a Family With Congenital Long QT Syndrome.

Ambrosio A, Ng CA, Burnell L, Redpath E, Arbour L, Vandenberg JI, Theberge E, Thibert MJ, Sikkel MB, Krahn AD, Leather R, van Zyl M

The Canadian journal of cardiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2026.03.020 PMID: 41864421

Case series of Type 1 Brugada pattern provoked by exercise: a role for diagnostic treadmill stress testing.

Mehta OH, Ambrosio A, Burnell L, Arbour L, Thibert MJ, Krahn AD, Leather R, van Zyl M

European heart journal. Case reports2026

DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf640 PMID: 41536740

Association Between Interventional Cardiologist Practice Characteristics, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Use, and Clinical Outcomes.

Blackman J, Quon S, Francis DP, Howard JP, Dwivedi A, Makasoff K, Ahmad Y, Kumar K, Arbour L, Krahn AD, Sikkel MB

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery2026

DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezag188 PMID: 42334925

Coronary revascularisation in British Columbia: 25-year trends in volume and modality.

Blackman J, Dwivedi A, Quon S, Arbour L, Krahn AD, Kumar K, Ahmad Y, Sikkel MB

General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11748-026-02375-8 PMID: 42645697

Inclusive research: a path to equity and better outcomes

Anand SS, Arbour L, Ogilvie GS, Tita ATN

The BMJ20258 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-082486

Canadian Cardiovascular Society Clinical Practice Update on Cardiogenetic Testing.

Care M, Arbour L, Brunham LR, Christian S, Gagnon J, Hegele RA, Jobling R, Oudit GY, Roston TM, Zahavich L, Laksman Z

The Canadian journal of cardiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.08.364 PMID: 41412630

Precision Diagnosis and Management of Cardiogenetics: The Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO)

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Krahn, Andrew D

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Diagnosis; Genetics; Inherited Cardiac Conditions; Polygenic Risk Score; Precision Medicine; Registry; Risk Management

$1,095,100

Team British Columbia [I-HeLTI NUU-CHAH-NULTH TRIBAL COUNCIL], of Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (I-HeLTI)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Directed Grant: Supplement to the I-HeLTI Teams

Principal investigators: Lucas, Lynnette J; Nepomnaschy, Pablo A; Reading, Jeffrey L; Venners, Scott; Watts, Jeannette C

Keywords: Cardio-Metabolic Conditions; Child Development; Child Health; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Indigenous Health; Interventions; Mental Health; Peri-Conceptional Cohort; Program Evaluation; Two-Eyed Seeing

$408,333

Multimodality event prediction in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cadrin-Tourigny, Julia; Roston, Thomas M; Tadros, Rafik; Tremblay-Gravel, Maxime

Keywords: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance; Cardiomyopathy; Electrocardiography; Genetics; Heart Failure; Implantable Defibrillators; Sudden Cardiac Death; Ventricular Tachycardia

$1,526,175

The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL)

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Pan-Canadian Human Genome Library

Principal investigators: Bourque, Guillaume; Boycott, Kym M; Scherer, Stephen W; Bhérer, Claude; Brazas, Michelle D; Brudno, Michael; Caron, Nadine R; Courtot, Mélanie; Ferretti, Vincent; Joly, Yann; Jones, Steven; Lerner-Ellis, Jordan P; Stedman, Ian; Stein, Lincoln; Wasserman, Wyeth W; Zawati, Ma'n Hilmi M.

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Data Diversity; Data Standards; Database; Federated Network; Genetic Variants; Genetics; Genomics; Human Genomes; Portals

$14,940,000

Optimizing care for individuals and families at risk for heritable cardiac diseases - a planning meeting to build partnerships, exchange knowledge and prioritize research questions

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Dorian, Paul; Allan, Katherine S

Keywords: Building Partnerships; Cascade Screening; Equitable Access; Heritable Cardiac Diseases; Inherited Arrhythmia Clinics (Iacs); Knowledge Exchange; Patient Centric Care; Planning Meeting; Prioritizing Research Questions; Sudden Cardiac Death

$15,000

Be FAIR and CARE: Operationalizing responsible Indigenous data sharing to benefit patients with rare diseases

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Genomics and Precision Health Top-up

Principal investigators: Caron, Nadine R; Arbour, Laura T; Reading, Jeffrey L

Keywords: Data Sharing; Data Sovereignty; Ethics; Genomics; Indigenous

$100,000

Complex genetics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Towards an integration of polygenic risk in clinical care

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tadros, Rafik; Lettre, Guillaume

Keywords: Cardiac Arrhythmia; Cardiac Magnetic Resonance; Cardiac Ultrasound; Genetics; Genome-Wide Association Study; Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Polygenic Risk Score

$1,038,180

When Rare Becomes Common: The impact of the AnkB p.S646F variant on heart disease in a Northern BC First Nation

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Arbour, Laura T; Swayne, Leigh A

Keywords: Ank2; Ankyrin-B; Cardiomyopathy; Congenital Heart Malformations; Heart Disease; Indigenous Health

$1,384,650

Silent Genomes: Reducing health care disparities and improving diagnostic success for children with genetic diseases from Indigenous populations.

Nominated PICIHR2017Genomics and Personalized Health -Large-Scale Applied Genomics Res Projects

Principal investigators: Arbour, Laura T

Keywords: Genetic Diseases

$2,800,000

Risk prediction of sudden death in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: the Canadian ARVC registry

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Krahn, Andrew D; Tadros, Rafik

Keywords: Arrhythmias; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy; Genotype-Phenotype Correlations; Patient Perspectives; Risk Factors; Sudden Death

$772,650

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Laura Arbour

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Epinephrine Challenge Long-Term Evaluation of Test Performance for the Evaluation of Unexplained Cardiac Arrest and Familial Sudden Death

Scope and Outcome of Early Repolarization Syndrome in Unexplained Cardiac Arrest: Insights From the National HiRO Registry

Forced resilience: Indigenous perspectives on systemic barriers and humanizing genomic medicine in British Columbia, Canada.

Pace and Ablate or Pace Then Ablate: Defining the Risk of Concomitant AV Node Ablation and Pacemaker Implantation Using a Probability Based Approach.

KCNH2 Duplication Variant (c.2164_2181dup) Associated With Sudden Cardiac Death in a Family With Congenital Long QT Syndrome.

Case series of Type 1 Brugada pattern provoked by exercise: a role for diagnostic treadmill stress testing.

Association Between Interventional Cardiologist Practice Characteristics, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Use, and Clinical Outcomes.

Coronary revascularisation in British Columbia: 25-year trends in volume and modality.

Inclusive research: a path to equity and better outcomes

Canadian Cardiovascular Society Clinical Practice Update on Cardiogenetic Testing.

Frequent collaborators

Nathalie Auger

Shubhayan Sanatani

Jason Roberts

Jeff Healey

Rafik Tadros

Christian Steinberg

Jacqueline Joza

Julia Cadrin-Tourigny

Zachary Laksman

Julian Little

Robert Hamilton

Shiliang Liu

Maja Tarailo-Graovac

Anne Fournier

Habib Khan

Henry Duff

Liz Darling

Sonia Anand

Kirsten Bartels

Bonnie Henry

Aleck Ostry

Tom Kosatsky

Paul Poirier

Rahim Moineddin

Martin Lavoie

Jesse Papenburg

Alexandra King

Lily Lee

Nadine Caron

Manish Sadarangani

Eric Yoshida

George Wells

Stewart Harris

Seema Mital

Clare Atzema

Filip Van Petegem

Anne-Marie Laberge

Margo Greenwood

Marc Ruel

Sylvia Abonyi